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THORNBRIDGE ISSUES JENPOUR UPDATE

A sad update from Thornbridge about Jenny Walker, the inspiration behind the brewery’s fundraising JenPour beer

In June this year Sheffield Mum Jenny Walker was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer. A mum to three young girls, Nia (6), Cora (4) and Beth (1) this news was a shocking blow to her whole family. As a close friend of Thornbridge Brewery (she was also one of the first employees), founders Simon Webster and Jim Harrison felt compelled to offer their support. The aggressive nature of the disease meant that it had failed to respond to treatment, so they had to act fast.

Despite her devastating diagnosis Jenny and her family used their time to fundraise an enormous amount for charity and raise awareness of Bowel Cancer. With this in mind and as a way to leave a legacy for her children Simon and Jim decided that Jen deserved a chance to take the place of their flagship beer for a day. The idea was born and ‘Jaipur’ is to be renamed ‘JenPour’ on Friday 9th November. Not only this, but all proceeds from sales of ‘JenPour’ on the 9th November in Thornbridge pubs will then be donated to local Sheffield Cancer charity Weston Park Hospital.

Sadly, today (November 9), Thornbridge issued this statement.
‘We’re devastated to announce our dear friend Jenny won’t be around to pull the first pint of JenPour after losing her battle with cancer earlier this week.

‘Her husband Michael sent us some words about Jenny, which sum up what an incredible woman she was.

“For those of you who don’t know, Jenny died on Wednesday afternoon. She died at home, surrounded by her family.

There’s no getting round the fact that this is an absolute tragedy. Our three incredible little girls, Nia (7), Cora (4) and Beth (1) have lost their mummy, and there’s no age at which that isn’t earth-shatteringly awful.

I said when Elliott died in 2013 that up until then we had had so much good in our lives, we accepted that we had to take a share of some of the pain in the world. Well now it feels like we have all the pain in the world.

It’s impossible to sum her up, but if you knew her, you would have felt the difference her kindness, generosity and determination could make. She was incredible and I loved her from the moment I met her.

All she ever wanted to be was a mummy. And she is, and she was, and she always will be.”‘

The Thornbridge Brewery JenPour event in her honour will take place today as planned. If you’re in Sheffield, buy a beer, think of Jen and proceeds will go to Weston Park cancer hospital.

After receiving so many messages of support and people wanting to get involved who aren’t based in Sheffield We have decided to make the Jen Pour raffle available online as well as in our pubs. Prizes are still coming in and we have had some incredible prizes donated already.

We are also incredibly touched to announce that Camden Town Brewery are also donating the proceeds from their Cask of Jaipur and Kicking Horse UK, will also donate proceeds from any casks of Jaipur sold today through their distribution channels.’

Simon Webster CEO of Thornbridge Brewery says:
‘At such a devastating time for Jenny’s family we are truly moved by the actions of our peers in the industry as well as our customers. We have received hundreds of messages of support from people across the country as well as kind donations to help us to raise as much money as possible. A big thank you to Camden Town Brewery and Kicking Horse for their action. In 14 years of being a part of the Craft Beer Industry this is genuinely one of the kindest things we’ve seen.’